Process of conditioning textile material



ISAAC E. PALMER, OF MIDDLETOWN,

CONNECTICUT.

PROCESS OF CONDITIONING TEXTILE MATERIAL.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 17, 1909. Serial No. 502,817.

Patente d Nov. 14, 1911.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ISAAC E. PALMER, a citizen of the .United States,residing at Middletown, in the county of Middlesex and State ofConnecticut, have invented an Improvement in Processes of ConditioningTextileMaterial, of which the following description, in connection withthe accompanying drawings, is a specification, like letters on thedrawings representing like parts.

This invention relates to processes for conditionin textile material innarrow band like condition, and more particularly relates to thetreatment of warp for subsequent use as warp or filling.

The textile material in the conditioning process herein set forth istreated by a liquor, which is preferably a dyeing liquor.

Heretofore a mass or chain of warp has been prepared for passage throughand treatment in a dyeing vat by wrapping the mass or chain spirallywith yarn or thread in order to preserve the integrity of the mass. Thisprocedure has involved the use of special mechanism for wrapping andunwrapping the yarn or thread from about the mass of warp, as well asinvolving much time in the preparation of the warp.

By my process the textile material which is preferably chain warp istwisted while in a chain or band upon itself or axially of the mass andin this condition is passed through the treating liquon, The chain warpmay be of the usual or any suitable length. It is evident that thetextile material may be twisted by the apparatus from which it isdelivered into the vat or receptacles contwist to a taining the treatingliquor, substantially as disclosed in my co-pending application No.452,134, Sept. 8, 1908, or 1t may be twisted independently of suchapparatus or mechanism, or the warp may be twisted during and as 3. artof the warping process. It may be twlsted either mechamcally ormanually. The material is referably uniformly twisted, but only suciently to keep the threads collected, as, for example, a single am. Iam aware that it has been the practice to braid two, three or moretaining the individual warps collected together. Any suitable nu nber ofwarp ends may be united into the n [ELSS that is twisted and treated, asfor exanple a very few or five hundred or more. B twisting the warp asdescribed the ends ar: kept from straggling or becoming misplaced.Preferably the warp thus twisted :nd subjected to a treating liquor,such as a dyeing liquor is used for warp threads. After the warp orother textile material has been passed through the treating liql or, itis untwisted in any suitable manner.

Having thus describel one manner of practicing my invention I desire itto be understood that althougl specific terms are employed, they areused in a generic and descriptive sense and mt for purposes oflimitation, the scope of tie invention being set forth in the followingclaims.

1. The process of conditioning spun warp consisting in twisting a cliain of spun warp composed of a series of spun warp strands, along thelongitudinal ax is of said chain, at infrequent intervals, ther :bymerely to hold said war s collected, ii subjecting said twisted c ain tothe unform action of a treating liquor, and in finally untwisting saiduniformly treated, t" visted warp chain.

2. The process of dyeir g spun warp yarn consisting in twistin a warpchain composed of a series 0 spun warp strands, along the longitudinalan is of said chain at infrequent intervals, then :by merely to holdsaid warp collected, in su'l jecting said twisted chain to the uniform:1 :tion of a treatingliquor, and in finally umwisting said uniformlydyed, spun warp hain.

3. The process of condi ioning spun warp 'consisting in twisting a 01lain of spun warp composed of a series of spun warp threads, Intestimony whereof, I have signed my at substantially one yard intervals,along name to this specification, in the presence of the longitudinalaxis of said chain, sub'eottwo subscribing witnesses.

ing said loosely twisted chain to the uni orm ISAAC E. PALMER.

action of a dyeing liquor, and in finally un- Witnesses: twisting saiduniformly treated, twisted FRED. E. FOWLER, warp chain. REUBEN M. Bonn.

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